Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in…
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South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country’s acting president as strife deepens
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports,…
Continue ReadingJapan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but it managed to…
Continue ReadingFlooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart
Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations,…
Continue ReadingAI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
Associated Press For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions
Associated Press EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights (AP) — A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the…
Continue ReadingNebraska beats Oregon State 78-66 in the Diamond Head Classic championship game
HONOLULU (AP) — Brice Williams scored 11 of his 25 points in the final six minutes and Nebraska closed on a 6-0 run to beat Oregon State 78-66 on…
Continue ReadingA Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
Associated Press ZAMALKA, Syria (AP) — A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the…
Continue ReadingA survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause
AP Business Writer Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday, as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks…
Continue ReadingFormer Presidential candidate in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je, indicted for corruption
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je…
Continue ReadingHeat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia
Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are bracing for…
Continue ReadingThis Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try again for Europe
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike kills five journalists in Gaza, hospital says
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi and CNN’s Abeer Salman, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser (CNN) — Five journalists have been killed in an…
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Bend’s Bethlehem Inn invites people to join a Christmas lunch, enjoy a hot meal
(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, residents) BEND, Ore.(KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn provides safety, hope, as well as a holiday meal for…
Continue ReadingNew York taxi driver hits 6 pedestrians, 3 taken to hospital, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a taxi driver hit six pedestrians in midtown Manhattan. A New York Police Department spokesperson said…
Continue ReadingPrayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark…
Continue ReadingIsraeli hostage families light first candle of Hanukkah, marking start of second holiday without loved ones
By Lauren Izo and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle…
Continue ReadingVoluntary pet food recall issued after Oregon house cat dies from eating product that tested positive for bird flu
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Portland-based pet food company issued a nationwide voluntary recall after a house cat in Oregon died from…
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